st art

Is it just me or is the street art scene getting prettier in Australia?

Not having a car, I've always been a back street wanderer.  Love to see the texture of bricks and rusty windows - and the way people just love to tag a freshly painted wall.

A little off the subject, have been having a giggle at the 'council initiatives' to bring back (or just start) the alley culture in Australia over the last 6 months.  Sydney and Brisbane CBD areas have been alive with council paid art installations of late - with the intention bringing to bring flow and culture back to these creative spaces.  All great, all great.  And it's so fabulous to see new little cafes and unique boutiques popping up here there and everywhere in these off beat locations now.  Not sure whether little Brisbane alleys will ever be able to compete with our cafe friends in Melbourne ... but, I think our street art is starting to become really fun.

Seeing so many great pastings about of late.  Pretty colours, interesting graphics, sometimes intelligent statements or thought provoking tags.

And so much reading in the street press about female street artists.  Up there with the underworld art boys.  Good for them.  

Our big love = vexta.  A melbourne lassie who is now charging a pretty penny for her work.  Good for her, good for her.

Our other big love = how many colours are available to buy in spray paint.  Not a good thing for someone who has a colour addiction.  

If you have any great photos of pretty street art, I would love to see them ... email me at polly@princesspolly.com.au mxx